| ACTIVISM | • activism n. The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support… • ACTIVISM n. a policy of direct action. |
| MAVERICK | • maverick adj. (Of cattle) Unbranded. • maverick adj. Showing independence in thoughts or actions. • maverick n. An unbranded range animal. |
| MEDEVACS | • medevacs n. Plural of medevac. • medevacs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of medevac. • MEDEVACs n. Plural of MEDEVAC. |
| MEDIVACS | • medivacs n. Plural of medivac. • medivacs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of medivac. • MEDIVAC v. to evacuate the wounded from a battlefield by helicopter, also MEDEVAC. |
| OVERCAME | • overcame v. Simple past tense of overcome. • overcame v. (Colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of overcome. • OVERCOME v. to get the better of. |
| OVERCRAM | • overcram v. (Transitive) To cram too full; to overstuff. • OVERCRAM v. to stuff to excess. |
| VACUUMED | • vacuumed v. Simple past tense and past participle of vacuum. • vacuumed adj. Having been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner; hoovered. • VACUUM v. to operate a cleaner that uses suction. |
| VAMBRACE | • vambrace n. (Historical) The piece of armor designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist. • vambrace n. (Historical) The pieces of armor protecting the arm from the shoulder to the wrist. • VAMBRACE n. (historical) a piece of armour designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist, also VANTBRACE, VANTBRASS. |
| VAMPIRIC | • vampiric adj. Having the traits of a vampire. • vampiric n. (Fantasy) A vampire or vampire-like creature. • VAMPIRIC adj. like a vampire. |
| VASCULUM | • vasculum n. A container used by botanists to store newly-collected samples. • VASCULUM n. (Latin) a box used to hold plant specimens. |
| VIATICUM | • viaticum n. (Especially Catholicism) The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death. • viaticum n. (Often figurative) Provisions, money, or other supplies given to someone setting off on a long journey. • viaticum n. A portable altar. |
| VIDEOCAM | • videocam n. A video camera. • VIDEOCAM n. a camera for taking video. |
| VIRAEMIC | • viraemic adj. Pertaining to viraemia; having a virus or viruses present in the bloodstream. • viraemic n. Such a person. • VIRAEMIC adj. pertaining to viraemia, also VIREMIC. |
| VOCALISM | • vocalism n. Speaking or singing. • vocalism n. (Linguistics) The vowel sounds used in a language. • VOCALISM n. the exercise of the vocal organs. |